On Research and Writing Research Papers

Did a talk "On Research and Writing Research Papers" for the final year batch of Computer Science & Engineering department of the University of Moratuwa. Slides are below.

On Research and Writing Research Papers

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Abstract
A firm grasp of scientific method and ability to write clearly and convincingly is a great assert to any professional in sciences. Conducting research and publishing peer reviewed papers train professionals in both scientific method and writing. Moreover, having research papers in your resume is considered a huge plus in both industry and academia. However, conducting research and getting them published requires professionals to approach the problem and present their solutions form a unique angle. The talk will address research in general and writing research papers. Specifically, the talk will cover peer review process, what is a contribution?, and basic composition of a research paper, describing potential pitfalls.

ESP vs CEP

From Kau's Blog: ESP vs CEP: "A nice an introductory level preso that explains ESP and CEP with examples. Usually these terms are used wrongfully. Mythbusters: Event Stream Processing v. Complex Event Processing

"Why I Write" by George Orwell

In this famous essay, "Why I Write", George Orwell discusses reasons why people write, and I found the article rather interesting. He said that "All writers are vain, selfish, and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery", which is a phrase that is often quoted.

Icons for your Architecture Diagrams

If you have been wondering about where to find Icons for your Architecture Diagrams/ Presentations, here are few options.

1. Try Open Clipart, but get 0.18 (new version, categories are not good and very hard to find something)
2. If you are in Ubuntu, try /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable, there is lot of .svg files there
3. Look for wikipedia entry, images in there are reusable (same for wikimedia)
4. Google with create commons settings

Fourth Paradigm, an E-Sceince book by MSR

Microsoft Research has published this book "Fourth Paradigm", which describes how to handle very large data sets. If you are interested in E-Science use cases, this seems very good reading. It is partly based on Jim Gary's last work. The book is free and can be downloaded from here.

Beautiful Sri Lanka

Couple of shots I was able to get on the way.



Parrots




Kingfisher



Peacock, hope I will find one in its dance, one day.



Ruwanwali Saya

@ Jaffna

We were @ Jaffna last weekend, following are few shots. If you are planning to go a) it takes about 14-16hours drive b) it is good if you have a SUV/Pickup as some parts of the road is not in that good condition (around Vavuniya). c) You have to leave Elephant pass by 5pm on your way back.


Nallur Kovil



Waiting on A9 for Clearance



A9, almost at the end of road. Not many roads in SL run for 300+kms (it is 200kmX400km almost).



Elephant Pass




Tal Trees, Signature of Jaffna



Iranamadu Tank